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Hawthorn berries* are used for mild heart failure and other symptoms of the circulatory system. Yixintong** is a Chinese medicine containing those berries. The effect of Yixintong was studied on three different calcium channels*** to best understand how it works in heart disease. The effects of hawthorn were tested on leak calcium channels, receptor-operating calcium […]

Na+,K+-ATPase enzyme is known as the sodium/potassium pump (Na/K pump): it lies across the cell wall and helps maintain differences in sodium and potassium levels inside and outside the cell walls. This alters the sensitivity of heart tissue to electrical stimulation by the nervous system as the pump moves sodium out of the cells and […]

Angiogenesis is a normal process of forming new blood vessels. It takes place in growth, menstrual cycles, healing, etc. It is necessary for cancers to grow and to metastasize. It occurs in macular degeneration and hinders the vision. Blockers of angiogenesis are beneficial in cancer, macular degeneration and other disease processes. Dr. Judah Folkmann studied […]